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Reasons for overly rapid wear of internal parts
- Stove red too vigorously.
- Use of very dry wood (wood from old furniture).
- Too much soot on top of the baes (please see the section on Cleaning).
- Too much ash in the ash pan (please see the section on Ash).
Gaskets
The rope gaskets in the door will need regular inspection in order to ensure and maintain
full control of your stove’s burning rate; over time the rope gaskets will harden and will be-
come less airtight; at this point you will need to remove and replace with new. Use only the
genuine Morsø gasket kit, which comes with detailed replacement instructions.
NOTE: Normal wear components (inner parts) are not covered by Morsø’s 10-year
guarantee.
Maintenance products (Spare Parts, Glass Cleaner, Paint, Gasket Kit, etc) are all available from
your authorised Morsø dealer.
3.3 Cleaning the stove
During normal use and sweeping of your stove and chimney, a layer of ash, soot or debris can form,
particularly on the top of the bae plate or inner reback. Any deposits allowed to build-up over
time will have an insulating eect on these parts, thus restricting expansion; this will ultimately result
in a shorter lifespan. The chrome-iron bae plate and bricks can easily be removed from the stove
and should be regularly checked for debris and cleaned. You must ensure that your chimney sweep
removes all soot and debris from the stove after the sweeping process.
Your chimney should be swept at least once a year; however a regular inspection of your stove-
pipe and chimney will determine whether a more frequent approach should be adopted.
Ash
In order to achieve the highest combustion temperature possible when burning solely wood,
it is important that a 1cm deep bed of ash is established on top of the grate area. Excess ash
should be removed by raking ash through the grate; surplus ash will fall into the ash pan below
the grate where it can be easily and safely removed.
Be sure to empty the ash pan before it gets completely full; if the ash level reaches the under-
side of the grate, air ow through the grate will be restricted and will lead to over-heating and
premature wear of the grate parts.
When emptying the ash pan always dump the waste ash into a metal container (dustbin)
where it can fully cool before being taken away by your refuse collector. Ash from a wood-
burning stove does not benet your garden as fertiliser.